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| Several Tourism pageants have
appeared around the world over the past few years. This page is a look
at some of them:
Miss Tourism
Intercontinental (2003 & 2010)
Miss Tourism International (Sri Lanka edition, 1993, 1996, 2002)
Miss Tourism Metropolitan International (2007)
Miss Tourism Pageant (2005 & 2007)
Miss Tourism World (1991-2007) NOTE This pageant is completely
discredited and future pageants will NOT be included here
Due to space limitations, only a few
pictures, and mostly the results and lists of semi-finalists, are shown. |
Miss Tourism Intercontinental
The first pageant was held in
2003 and then in 2010. |
2003 April 12
Kuching, Malaysia
32 entries
Results
1 South Africa Charlene Gerber
2 Ukraine Alina Seleznyova
3 Australia Jessica Catherine Milton
Semi-finalists
Brazil Francisca Monteiro
Cambodia In Soklyda
China Dong Meixi
India Elitra Coelho
Philippines Aizza Francesca Velarde Briñas
U.S.A. Juliana Horvath-Kroi
Uzbekistan Anna Shirokikh
Remainder
Belgium Lilian van Dijk
Czech Republic Gabriela Vejmelkova
Hong Kong Liang Hui-Min
Hungary Regina Tirpak
Indus (Pakistan) Selma Ilyas
Kyrgyzstan Nataliya Yurenkova
Lebanon Liza Helena El-Helou
Luxembourg Zahrah Dolstra
Macao Yang Xi
Malaysia Sanny Lu Poh Yee
Moldova Gabriela Antocel
Netherlands Joyce van der Velden
Romania Melinda Eros
Russia Marina Fedosova
Singapore Kelly Toh Pei Ti
Spain Mónica Rojo Fernández
Sri Lanka Anushi Rukshala Warnasuriya
Thailand Sunisa Pasuk
Tibet Dolma Tsering
Turkey Esrahan Sonmeler
Venezuela Venudesa Maria Pace-Salazar
Vietnam Chu Thi Van Anh
Awards
Miss Congeniality Malaysia
Miss Photogenic Pakistan (Indus)
Best Talent Brazil
Best Evening Gown Vietnam
Best National Costume Thailand
Miss Charm China |
2003
Ukraine (1st RU), South Africa (winner) & Australia (2nd RU) |
2010 May 20
Miri, Malaysia
32 entries
Results
1 Venezuela Myriam
Janeth Abreu Medina
2 Australia Kelly Louise Maguire
3 USA Amy Diaz
4
Belarus Yauheniya Niaronskaya
5
Thailand Vanussanun Junnim
Semi-finalists
Brazil Jeanine Cristiane de
Castro
Latvia Evijia Umbrasko
Malaysia Darcia Marselynna
Philippines Lucas Wendy de Los Santos
Tunisia Syrine Koubaa
Remainder
Azerbaijan Sabina
Allahuerdiyeva
China Zhu Xiao Tong
Estonia Olesya Makeeva
Ethiopia Rahel Debebe Woldekirkos
Germany Klaudia Domagalska
Greece Alexandra
Hong
Kong China Liu Ya Ling
India
Sasha Gonsalves
Japan
Saemi Masuda
Korea
Hannah Choi
Kyrgyzstan Alina Bobyleva
Lebanon Houda Dergham
Macau China Fan Ting Ting
Mexico Leislie Ines Quezada Bueno
Netherlands Djamila Celina Mercherts
New Zealand Emma McDonald
Pakistan Asma Waheed
Panama Maria Alejandra Tejada
Russia Lidia Pankova
Singapore Christina Ng
South Africa Ane Coertza
Ukraine Valentyna Avdieleva
Awards
Miss Congeniality
Malaysia
Best Talent Germany
Best Evening Gown Mexico
Best National Costume Netherlands
Withdrew
Taiwan
Amanda Chen (After protests from Taiwan for wearing a “Taiwan China” sash) |
Miss Tourism International
(Sri Lanka edition)
This pageant was held three times (1993, 1996 & 2002) in Colombo, Sri Lanka |
1993
Results
1 France Karine Bailey
2 Sri Lanka Geraldine D’Rozario
3 Poland Marzena Wolska
4 Czech Republic Terezie Dobrovolna
5 Singapore Rena Ramiah Devi (Universe 93)
1996 November 15
33 entries
Results
1 Venezuela Gladys Katerina Ivanoff Peña
2 Paraguay Nathalie Gamarra
3 Russia Katerina Shidlovskaya
Among the semi-finalists
Brazil Ângela Weirich |
1996 |
2002 October 4
40 entries
Results
1 Ukraine Oleksandra Nikolayenko (SF World 02; Universe
04)
2 Estonia Inna Roos
3 Russia Anna Salamatina
4 Poland Kamila Rastenska
5 Bulgaria Boiana Dimitrova
Semi-finalists
Belgium Sabine Favresse
Germany Sandra Herbst
Lebanon Edwina Mallo
Sri Lanka Jenita Anoja Miriam De Mel
Yugoslavia Tijana Stajic |
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2002
Russia (2nd RU), Ukraine (winner) & Estonia (1st RU) |
Miss Tourism
Metropolitan International
This
pageant is under the same organization as Miss Tourism
International and Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International. |
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2007
Thailand (3rd RU), Venezuela (1st RU), Romania (winner), Finland (2nd RU) &
Philippines (4th RU)
2007 December 31
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
40 entries
Results
1 Romania
Sorina
Neascu
2 Venezuela
Karen Blanco
3
Finland
Essi
Pöysti
4
Thailand
Watcharawan Suntarintu
5 Philippines
Anna Marie
Morelos
Semi-finalists
Argentina
Giselle
Fuentes Lajud
Japan
Atemi
Fukumura
Malaysia
Joanne Chan
Paraguay
Solemi
Jorgge
Russia
Tatiana
Semiletova
Awards
Miss Friendship Malaysia
Miss Photogenic Thailand
Best National Costume Mongolia |
Remainder
Armenia
Viktoriya
Miksakyan
Australia
Kathleen Francis
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Sonja Pecenica
Brazil
Poliana
Pederiva
Czech Republic
Renata Langmannova (Universe 06)
France
Krystel
Norden
Georgia
Teona
Charkviani
Germany
Claudia
Reibeholz
Greece
Foteini
Tsimbou
India
Iris Maity
Italy
Deborah Mifsud
Kazakhstan
Chinara
Nurseitova
Latvia Anita
Baltruna
Macedonia
Suzana Al-Salkini
Malta
Ilarya
Soraya
Grech
Mexico
Magda Luz Oropeza de Paz
Mongolia
Gerelchuluun Baatarchuluun (International 07)
New Zealand
Carena
Maree
West
Norway
Linn Soreng Andersen
Panama
Viviana Michelle Atencio Camargo
Poland
Anna Padée
Serbia
Marija Lazarevic
Singapore
Agnes Teo
Spain
Natalia
Lidia Tadeo Rodríguez
Sweden
Mathilda Lindgren
Taiwan
Evonne Chen
Tunisia
Oumayma
Taleb
Turkey
Ece Betul Filix
Ukraine
Nadiya
Gamaliy
Uruguay
Mariana Iriarte |
Miss Tourism
Pageant
This pageant was to be held every two years in Malaysia,
though not in 2009 or 2011. |
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2005
Lebanon (2nd RU), India (winner) & Russia (1st RU)
2005 July 23
31 entries
Results
1 India Sonal Singh
2 Russia Nataliya Pervova
3 Lebanon Sandra Raymond El-Sayegh
Semi-finalists
Australia Claudine Olivia Gibson
China Wang Xiao Chen
Kenya Rachel Mbuki Marete
Latvia Kristina Djadenko
Singapore Foo Choon Lian
Thailand Irin Suvatsuphakun
Ukraine Maryna Gorobets
Remainder
Armenia
Syuzanna Sargsyan
Azerbaijan Elnura
Rustamova
Belarus Ala
Krasavceva
Brazil Caroline
Michel
Cambodia Chea Kimny
Chinese Taipei Weng
Hui Chen
Ethiopia Dina Fekadu Mosissa
(International 05, Universe & Earth 06)
Hong Kong China Li Ling
Hungary Bernadeti Poser
Indonesia Rizka Maqfira Doufri
Kyrgyzstan Zanna Tyrdubaeva
Malaysia Goey Yuthing
Pakistan Uzman Ilyas
Philippines Shienneth Garcia Navarro
Romania Otilia Katona
Slovak Republic
Judit Iren Karajko
South Africa Jessica Martha Paulssen
Tunisia Jendoub Houda
U.S.A. Anna Christine Ward
Venezuela
Johanna Sabrina Noda Ponce
Vietnam Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa
Withdrew
Tibet Tashi Yangchen
(after protests by China) |
2007
Australia (2nd RU), India (winner) & Venezuela (1st RU)
2007 December 7
30 entries
Results
1 India Priyanka Shah
2 Venezuela Andrea Vidal
3 Australia Lauryn Maree Eagle
4 Korea Jeong Yea-bin
5 Mexico Larisse Nahari Izaguirre
Díaz
Semi-finalists
Brazil
Aline
Bernardo Avancini
Colombia
Claudia
Milena Molina Torres
Hong Kong China
Liu Yi-Yi
Malaysia
Penelope Ling Kieng Wee
U.S.A.
Tiffany Marie Yanke
Remainder
Azerbaijan Olga Spirina
Belarus Veronika Shytsikaya
Botswana Mphoentie
Eunica Motsumi
Bulgaria Kristina Antik
China
Lin Jia Lu
Chinese Taipei Lee Mi
Indonesia Devinca Anya Sanya
Kyrgyzstan Natalia Melnik
Lebanon Nariman Al Wazzan
Macau China Zhao Xiao Ying
Macedonia
Maja Lazarovska
Mongolia Xi
Ni
Nigeria Umotong
Ofonime Erdet
Pakistan
Jamil Bushra
Philippines
Czarina Mae
T. Justo
Russia
Alsu Khamidullova
Serbia
Renata Rusai
Singapore
Tania Lim Kim Suan
(Universe 10)
Tunisia
Maissa Mrassi
Ukraine
Valeria Yartseva
Withdrew
Tibet (Chinese had demanded that she wear a Miss Tibet China sash) |
Miss Tourism World
This began in 1991 and has been held
in various locations around the world. |
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1991
Oranjestad, Aruba
1 Gioconda Cafin Perna (country unknown)
1992
Oranjestad, Aruba
1 Andrea Romero (country unknown)
2 Aruba Jolanda Janssen
3 Puerto Rico Tania Collazo
1993
Oranjestad, Aruba
20 entries
Results
1 Venezuela Monica Montenegro Prosperi
2 Belgium
3 Colombia
The pageant was not held in 1994
1995 October 6
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
23 entries
Results
1 Philippines Suzanne Park Villaseñor Fahling
2 Colombia Yovana Soraya Grisales Castañeda
3 Dominican Republic Mildred Altagracia Quiroz Abreu
4 Venezuela Yoseany Miglenis Finol Leidenz
5 Guatemala Alejandra Paz Toledo
Semi-finalists
Brazil Giane Tillmann
Ecuador Natalia Moreira
Great Britain Michelle Griffin
Panama Enith Robles
Puerto Rico Alice Mercedes Lee Crespo
Not held in 1996
1997 September 24
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
24 entries
NOTE: This was held jointly with Miss United Nations
Miss Tourism World: Colombia Maria Mercedes Ruiz Orozco
Miss United Nations: Russia Ruslana Babak
2 Germany Sabina Beck
Finalists
Peru Mónica Chacón De
Vettori (World 96)
U.S.A.
Venezuela
Not held in 1998 & 1999
2000 November 26
Valletta, Malta
48 entries
Results
1 Venezuela Francys Barraza
(Universe 06, Top 8 Earth 06)
2 Lithuania Renata Voitchovskaja
3 Philippines Rachel Soriano (World 98)
Semi-finalists
Colombia Yeris Paola Sepúlveda
García
Croatia Martina Marijan
Curacao Erika Orozco
Gibraltar Caireen Alcantara
India Ritu Garg Saundarya
Malaysia Lynette Ludi Mei-Ling (Universe 00)
Panama Cinthya Villarreal
Poland Sylwia Kopcinska
Slovenia Lea Tufek
Trinidad & Tobago Natasha Marcelle Darceuil
2001 September 30
Medellin, Colombia
59 entries
Results
1 Croatia Anita Dujic
2 Venezuela Vanessa Fanessi
3 Lithuania Petra Kasparaviciute
Semi-finalists
Aruba Kendra Matthew
Colombia Maria Fernanda Navia Cardona
Contadora Island Fariba Zahere Hawkins Vásquez
Czech Republic Gabriela Adamcova
India Payal Rohatgi
Korea Cho-se Hee
Kosice S.R. Lenka Solcova
Los Roques Island Yabsuri Cohen
Peru Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos Cano
Philippines Zorayda Ruth Blanco Andam (Universe 01)
Puerto Rico Patricia Santiago Ramos
Russia Nataliya Makey |
1993
Colombia (2nd RU), Venezuela (winner) & Belgium (1st RU) |
2002 December 20
Ankara, Turkey
62 entries
Results
1 Philippines Michelle Cueva Reyes
2 Turkey Didem Kovanci
3 Croatia Darjana Iljkic
Semi-finalists
Albania Olta Cobani
Bosnia & Herzegovina Suzana Marjanovic
British Virgin Islands Bethsaida Smith
Ghana Beverly Asamoah Jecty
Greece Ioanna Kafkopoulou
Hungary Angelina Paudic
Kenya Vivien Waithira Maina
Margarita Island (Venezuela) Maria Alejandra Gómez
Mexico Gabriela Ortiz
Poland Justyna Rudzka
Puerto Rico Elisadel Figueroa
Russia Marina Tarakhovich
Senegal Krystal Toure
Slovenia Nina Ledinek
Venezuela Maria Angélica García
2003 December 12
Valencia, Venezuela
45 entries
Results
1 Romania Alina Ciorogariu
2 Brazil Nancy Valéria Randall
3 Puerto Rico Dignelis Taymí Jiménez Hernández
4 Ethiopia Jerusalem Ketema
5 Venezuela Jessica Maria Jardim Lino
Semi-finalists
Aruba Daisy Natalie Loefstop
Guatemala Aida Estrada
New Zealand Christine Manahan
Nigeria Chinda Kpanja
Nigeria Onoriode Akaru
Poland Barbra Dziadel
Russia Anna Kozminyh
Slovenia Mihaela Kukovec
Tahiti Tania Tinirauarii
Tanzania Sophia Bianaku
Thailand Jiraporn Nunti
Trinidad & Tobago Marsha Seereeram
Ukraine Marina Gorobets
Uruguay Ana Maria Navarro Manani
Warsaw (Poland) Klaudia Zrodlowska
2005 February 26
Harare, Zimbabwe
86 entries
Results
1 Czech Republic Zuzana Putnarova
2 Spain Raquel Balencia Alonso
3 Zimbabwe Oslie Muringai
4 Ukraine Alexandra Oliynyk
5 Nigeria Shirley Alero Aghotse
Semi-finalists
Armenia
Cape Town (South Africa) Chantel le Roux
China
Croatia Alma Vukicevic
Gibraltar
Hungary
Malaysia Pushpa Narayan
Moscow (Russia)
Novosibirsk (Russia)
Yana Strizhakova
Philippines Sheryl Lou Dacanay Franco
Puerto Rico Meredith Herrera Roque
Tanzania Witness Manwingi
Thailand Wanchula Saralambai
Venezuela
Diana Carolina Wood Pérez
The 15th semi-finalist is not known
2007 December 20
Antalya, Turkey
59 entries
Results
1
Moldova Ekaterina Sau
2 Dominican Republic Aimee Melo Hernandez
3 Kyrgyzstan Asel Mamytbaeva
4 Zimbabwe Caroline Marufu
5 Romania Emilia Rusu |
1995
Guatemala (4th RU), Colombia (1st RU), Philippines (winner), Dominican Republic
(2nd RU) & Venezuela (3rd RU) |
2000
Lithuania (1st RU), Venezuela (winner) & Philippines (2nd RU) |
2001
Venezuela (1st RU), Croatia (winner) & Lithuania (2nd RU) |
2002
Croatia (2nd RU), Philippines (winner) & Turkey (1st RU) |
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